Off To Little Rock For The Night

Milena And Mitch

Tyler And Renee

Beth And Marisa

It's early in the morning, 7:15 on another stellar day in Dallas. By 8:00, five of us were up, on our devices, of course, planning the day. For us, it's a five hour drive to Little Rock, two more five hour drives after that and we hope to arrive home, weather permitting on Wednesday afternoon.

The Family

With Grandchildren And Grand Dog

Yesterday was the Ohio State/ Michigan Saturday, Ramiro and I were the only ones who cared. I was up at 7:15 the only one up for quite a while.  We were in no hurry again, enjoying coffee and our devices. Around 9:30, Milena took orders for late breakfast from Shugs, a very popular breakfast spot about 15 minutes away. Mitch, Milena, and I drove to the deli and it was packed, tables inside, people waiting for their orders, and people waiting to have their orders taken. I guess it's a popular spot! Even though we ordered a good forty-five minutes before arriving, we still waited ten minutes for our nine orders. 

Shugs

It was worth the wait because they were great breakfast sandwiches, either on a bagel or bun. By the time we were done, the Ohio State/Michigan game started. It was a boring game, probably because Ohio State was not playing well and eventually lost.  The kids wanted to go to the Mall, North Park Center, and it was an experience. It's huge, with immense parking lots, one five stories and yet we had difficulty finding a place to park. The Mall contains 200 seemingly thriving stores and it was packed with shoppers. I couldn't believe it, a Mall with stores and shoppers! We spent an hour in an upscale clothing store called Madewell and the kids found something to like. We then went to Design Within Reach because Rami was buying a Herman Miller chair for himself and his two sons. We sat around testing various chairs for a good forty-five minutes before deciding on three tres comfortable chairs. 

It was 5:00 by the time we left and decided to go out for dinner at our favorite taco place, El Come Taco, about a twenty-minute drive. We go there every time we visit Dallas and this was probably our third time. We were literally the only customers so we stood in line giving our orders. They gave us chips and guacamole and we ordered a couple of dishes of elote, corn with sour cream and cheese. Yum. Everyone ordered a variety of tacos and Tyler's girlfriend, Renne, ordered hers with tongue. The guy behind the counter had to ask her twice if she meant tongue.  A couple of us had margaritas but most ordered a beer. The tacos were great, and worth the drive. 

Taco Saturday

Tin Tin

Mitch

Since we ate so early we were home by 6:15, in time for the Texas/Texas Tech game, more interesting because both Mitchell and Milena went to Texas in Austin and Marisa will probably go there for med school this summer. Around 7:00, Tyler and Renee left via Uber for the airport and their flight back to Atlanta at 8:50. Around 8:00, Beth pulled out the pies for dessert and everyone was happy to partake, despite having filled up on tacos. We spent most of the evening watching Texas defeat Texas A &M, 17-7, making Mitch and Milena happy. We went to bed happy.